Apple Inc. has dramatically improved its climate change reporting as requested by As You Sow in a shareholder proposal voted on by Apple shareholders last February. On Sept. 24, Apple released more extensive data about…
As You Sow challenged Apple Inc. to match the performance of its peers in a shareholder proposal presented at its annual meeting in May. HP, Dell, IBM and Intel have made public commitments to greenhouse…
On 10 June 2009, Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Wintek held its annual general meeting, while labour groups protest about unlawful dismissals and other labour issues at Wintek’ factories in Taiwan and China. Wintek Corporation is…
The Taiwanese company WINTEK is one of the world’s leading producers of small size mobile phone panels and touch panels, and one of the major suppliers to Apple. The past months, hundreds of workers were…
Taiwanese organisations including the Taiwan Labor Information and Education Association, are campaigning in support of workers fired by WINTEK. Wintek’s buyers, including Apple, have been addressed, as well as the Taiwanese government. A number of…
In 2004 SOMO started researching labour issues in the supply chains of computer companies. This resulted in different reports, company profiles, the launce of the makeITfair campaign and extensive consultation with the computer industry. Now…
In a fierce statement, the Taiwan Labor Information & Education Association (TLIEA) reports on protests of WINTEK workers regarding poor working conditions and failing communication with the WINTEK management, supplier to well known brands including…
makeITfair report reveals violations of workers’ rights in game console and portable music players manufacturing in China. This is the first study on working conditions in this specific sub-sector. makeITfair’s new report ‘Playing with Labour…
The mobile phone industry is often presented as a clean, unproblematic industry, but makeITfair’s new report ‘Silenced to Deliver’ shows that this is not the case. Workers’ rights in Asian mobile phone factories are severely…